Both Uses of
perversion
in
1984 by Orwell
- Since each of the three super-states is unconquerable, each is in effect a separate universe within which almost any perversion of thought can be safely practised.†
p. 198..6 *
- He confessed that he was a religious believer, an admirer of capitalism, and a sexual pervert.†
p. 242..6
Definition:
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(perversion) the conversion of something so it is not what it should be -- especially a sexual practice considered unacceptable by society